Northside staff’s initial target was to trim about 7 percent from the district’s budget. That would equal about $44 million — about $14 million from this year and another $30 million from next. But, if legislators slash state funding by more than 10 percent, the district may need to come up with a way to save tens of millions more.

— Eliminating 192 vacant jobs. These include executive director of information and infrastructure services and dozens of administration and central office positions, for a savings of $6.3 million.
— Cutting all department budgets by 5 percent, to save $4.4 million.
— Cutting campus budgets by 5 percent for supplies and travel to save $400,000.
— Transferring $1 million from the worker’s compensation fund to the general fund.
— Reducing supplemental pay for mentor stipends, special education tutorials, etc., by $500,000.
— Charging tuition for summer school for most students at elementary and middle schools, saving $500,000.